Isabelle Allen appears as young Cosette on the official poster for the 2012 film 'Les Miserables.' / The students appear on the barricade in a scene from the 2012 movie 'Les Miserables.' (Working Title Films / Cameron Mackintosh Ltd.)

The time is now and the day is here -- "Les Miserables" hit No. 1 at the North American box office on Christmas Day.

The anticipated musical film adaptation of one of the most popular Broadway shows in the world has raked in at least $18.2 million, The Hollywood Reporter said.

The outlet reported that the movie broke a record -- December 25 marked the highest opening day for a musical and the top weekday Christmas opening of all time. "Les Miserables" has already earned at least $4.2 million abroad.

The film stars Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, is an impoverished French man who is released from prison on parole after serving time for stealing a loaf of bread for his starving sister and her child and for failed attempts at escaping jail. (Check out 9 facts about Hugh Jackman and his "Les Miserables" experience) A police inspector named Javert, played by Russell Crowe, is obsessed with putting him back behind bars.

The movie also stars Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks and Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter as the scheming and colorful Thénardiers, who provide much-needed comic relief during the film, which runs more than two hours and 37 minutes -- which is shorter than the Broadway musical.

In second place at the box office is "Django Unchained," Quentin Tarantino's R-rated western-inspired film starring Jamie Foxx as an African American slave-turned-bounty hunter. The movie was also released on Christmas Day and earned $15 million, the Hollywood Reporter said.

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," the first in a "Lords of the Rings" prequel trilogy helmed by Peter Jackson, is No. 3 at the North American box office and has taken in an anticipated $11.3 million, the Hollywood Reporter said. The movie topped the chart over the weekend and has raked in at least $168 million domestically and approximately $500 worldwide.

In at No. 4 is the family comedy film "Parental Guidance," which stars Billy Crystal, Bette Midler and Marisa Tomei, which raked in at least $6.4 million since its Christmas Day release, the outlet reported.